Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: All journalists have bodies. This commonsensical fact acquires more currency every day as the work of reporters and editors becomes automated, robotized, and taken over by (generative) artificial intelligence. The embodied nature of news work matters, not in the least because of the personal attachment practitioners have to what journalism is, or should be. However, in the rich history of journalism studies, bodily perspectives are remarkably absent—beyond descriptions of journalists as sociodemographic profiles. In this essay, we explore various theoretical frameworks to bring the body back into the study and practice of journalism. In our argument, we apply the insights gained from this exercise to address the well-documented gap between what journalists feel their work should be—and the reality of what their work is actually like.
Source: Journalism and Media
Authors: Mark Deuze, Laura Glitsos
Institutions: University of Amsterdam, Edith Cowan University
Language: English
Subfield: Communication
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,137
OpenAlex ID: W4405328646